***8220;With the war in Afghanistan winding down, now is the time to keep with longstanding American tradition and kick off a campaign for the first New York City welcome home parade for troops that served in Iraq and Afghanistan,***8221; Schumer, now the Senate minority leader, said, according to The New York Daily News.

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"In the past, we have held military parades to celebrate major national events such as the Gulf War or the end of World War II, as achievements by the American people who fought in and supported those efforts. A military parade like this ***8212; one that is unduly focused on a single person ***8212; is what authoritarian regimes do, not democracies," Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., said according to Politico.

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***8220;The brave men and women who have selflessly served our nation with courage and skill in Iraq and Afghanistan deserve a recognition for their sacrifice,***8221; de Blasio said. ***8220;I stand with Senator Schumer in his call for a parade to honor our veteran heroes, and New York City would be proud to host this important event.***8221;

More recently in 2017, de Blasio floated another parade, only for himself.

The US Navy Seal who killed Osama Bin Laden has called Donald Trump***8217;s plan for a military parade ***8220;third world bull*******8221;.
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Retired US Army Major General Paul Eaton also claimed that the parade was about ***8220;making a display of the military saluting him***8221;.

In a statement he said that Mr Trump had ***8220;authoritarian tendencies***8221; and had previously praised Russian leader Vladimir Putin and former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein.